infaunt

English

Noun

infaunt (plural infaunts)

Obsolete form of infant.

Anagrams

antifun

Middle English

Alternative forms

infant, infante, infaunte
(after Old French enfant) enfaunt

Etymology

From Latin īnfāns, īnfantem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈinfau̯nt/, /ˈinfant/

Noun

infaunt (Late Middle English)

baby, infant
child, minor

Related terms

infancie

Descendants

English: infant

References

“infaunt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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